9 Ways Intermittent Fasting Can Keep Brains Young and Healthy – and How to Do It

While you might think of intermittent fasting as a trendy TikTok weight-loss hack, think again. IF’s benefits go far beyond the scale – helping to improve heart health, blood sugar control; reduce inflammation, blood pressure and even cancer risk – while also doing some impressive things for your brain, too. Though the idea’s been around for thousands of years – even Hippocrates was a fan – more recently, scientists and neurologists have started to pay more attention to how taking regular breaks from eating can protect your mind and possibly even sharpen it. So, how does IF help upgrade your brain’s health and ultimately its longevity? Let us count the ways.

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Dr. Mark Hyman

Mar 5, 2021

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